Back in October, the day before I left for my whirlwind visit to Chicago, my daughter took me to a concert for my birthday. We saw Mary Chapin Carpenter at the Infinity Theater in Hartford. The Infinity is a small venue with an attached Bistro where we had dinner before the concert.

I have always liked Mary Chapin Carpenter, and the first concert I ever took Faith to was when Mary Chapin Carpenter was playing in nearby Springfield, MA.
Mary establishes a very nice rapport with her audience. She tells stories, she makes jokes and she answers questions. At one point, she told a story, that I could relate to. She had been playing in a different city, when an audience member asked her:

“Is that a real song, or did you write it?”

You’re wondering how I can relate…

I’m going to share that next week. I know it’s not like me to be bound to the whole one-liner thing, but I think sharing that story here would tax Linda’s patience. Also, the pictures I would want to share with that story would blow up the gallery.

The gallery includes photos from a walk Faith and I took between dinner and the concert. I was reluctant to go as far as we did – I didn’t want to be late – but Faith said “the river’s pretty at night and you can get photos for a blog post.” She’s pretty smart, that Faith. Mary Chapin did not want us to take pictures, she asked nicely so I complied.

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Husband, father, woodworker, cyclist, photographer, geek - oh wait, I’m writing this like I only have 140 characters. I am all those things, and more, and all of these passions present me with opportunities to observe, and think about things that I can’t write about in other places. I have started this blog to catch the stuff that falls out, overflows and just plain doesn’t fit the other containers in my life.
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In my younger days, I would have nipped that sign for you. The best part of this was that she told me about the tickets after I had had a really bad day at work. The concert was before my birthday, so she had to tell me to block the day.

I agree with Joanne. Awkward question and I’d love to hear how she answered it. Mary Chapin Carpenter is not on my playlist, but it sounds as if she gives her audience a good concert. Glad you were able to go and enjoy before your trip.

Thanks Ginger. Maddie has a few neurological issues, and one side-effect is that she really seems to have a need to be confined. Unless we’re playing with a ball, or if it has just snowed, she seems to prefer to be on a leash, even in our fenced in yard. She likes to cram herself into tight spaces that seem to offer protection, like under my desk, under a table, under a chair. She even goes in her crate a lot on her own.

At least laying behind me lets her stretch out. I only get a little miffed when she rearranged my legs and feet so she can get more comfortable.

The Science Center is my favorite building in Hartford. We have been members since it opened. We dn’t go often, but I like supporting them.

The Science Center is beautiful. Is it attached to the hotel…or just real, real close? ‘A real song or did you write it?’ What a crazy question to ask. Gotta love the Maddie photos. She is such a beautiful girl.

The Science Center is a separate building, but the buildings kinda-sorta share a parking garage. I knew people would appreciate the Maddie pics. I was getting ready to leave on a business trip. Sometimes, she cops an attitude after seeing the suitcase and she ignores me. Other times, she gets very clingy.

I had a professor who once said “The only dumb/stupid question is the one you don’t ask.” While I know what he meant and agree, there certainly are dumb/stupid questions as you pointed out. Another d/s ? when I was teaching was anything I’d just answered and the questioner hadn’t heard. :-) Love that Corona shot on the bottom left.

I had a professor who liked to say “there are no stupid questions, but apparently there are stupid people. “It was harsh, but it was aimed at questions like you mentioned, which had already been answered, or (a pet peeve of his) that had been answered in yesterday’s reading assignment.

I remember being stunned to learn that ordinary people — just like me — could write stories. I thought all the stories and books had already been written. So those were “real” books, and anything I made up were just stuff I made up. This was partly the result of our library being poor and having nothing but old books, mostly discarded from libraries with better funding. It was also partly the result of the fact that I was FRICKIN’ FIVE YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. An adult should know better.

That question really takes the cake. “Is it a real cake or did you bake it?” This question can only be followed by “How high are you?” Ugh.
Great photos — lights, bridges, ooh. That Science Center is fab. Modern, but not intrusive. I likey. Had you featured that before?

One of those awkward moments:):) I regret choosing my current url, because some think everything I post is a painting, and have added more than once in the middle of the weekly post “this is a photo, not my painting!” I know I can change my url, but that’s a hassle too.

I loved this collection of October concert, night out with Faith photographs, Dan. Such fun and special memories created, from the first time of hearing Mary Chapin Carpenter up to the most recent time! 💞 🎶